Telegram-herald., 1887-08-24
90 and "a PEARL STREET.


your life in We, see the houses run past n
themselves. Up, good horse, up. tbere--bu-
fifty yards now. All. YOU see your stables
and stagger on gallantiy.
~Thank God. the palace at lsst.r apd Sec
the first arrows Of the dawn are striking or
the temples golden dome But shall get in
here, or is the deed done and the way barred 2
Once more ! give the password and shout
"Open OPEN"
No answer, and my heart grows very fainf
Again ! call, All this time a single voice re-
plies, and to my joy recognize it as belong
ing TO Kara, a fellow officer Of Nyleptha's
guards, man know 10 be as honest as the
light-indeed, the same wsom Nyleptha had
sent 10 arrest Sorais on the day she fed 70 the
temple.
as il thou. KaraFr cry: Il am Macnna-
zshn. Bid the guard lst down the bridge and
throw wide the gate Quick. quick =
Then followed a Fpsce that seemed 10 me
endless but at length the bridge fell and one
half of the gate opened and We got into the
courtyard. where at last poor Daylight feii
down beneath me. as l thought, dead
struggled free, and leaning against a post
looked around. Except Kars, there was no
body to be seen, and has look was wild. and
his garments were al torn. BE had opened
the gate and Jet down the bridge alone. and
wes nov getting them Up and shut again sas.
owing 70 a very ingenious arrangement Il
crnnks end levers, ore lnan could easily do.
and indeed generally did do
"Nbere are the gBard p 7 casDed fearing
bis answer as ! never feared ANYTHING before.
Il know not, be answered. n NO hours ago.
SIS | slept; was ! sized and b0lnd - tie
watch under me. ard but now. TINS very mo
nlent. have freed myself with my teeth
fear. greatly fear. that we are betruyej'
His words gave me fresh energy Catching
him by the arm, I staggered, followed by
Un1slopocsss who feeled after US ike
drunken man. through the cogrtyar8s sIp tie
great ball which was silent as The grave, to
wards the queens sleeping place.
We reached TIE frrt snteroom-no guard:
the second, still no guards. Oh. surely TIE
thing was donei ve were TOO late after all
too late The silence and solitude ~ those
great chambers was dreadful and weighed
me down ike an evil dream. on. right into
Nvleptha's chamber rushed aud staggered
sick ct heart. fearing The very worst. We saw
there was = light in IL, ave. and a frure
bearing the light On. thank God. n is fit
White oDeen herself. the green unbnriaed
There she stands in her night gear. roused 2
the clstter Of cur coming from her bed. fff
besviness Of sleep yet IN her eyes and rod
blush n fear a0f shams n1sutiinc heT lovely
breast and -beek
sWhs Is if77 she cries Twhaf rnasrs thisi
Oh. Mscamazahn, is II fhou7 Why looi-esf
thoU ~ -iidivf Thou comes IS cne besfifr
svil ti5ings-and M 5ord-eh. tel re nr4
my lord is desd--Hot dssdf' she walled,
vflnEirg her Write hands
4 left 1ncuba wounded, mt leading the
sdvsncs sxsinst Sorsis isst night st sun-
se~n. tssrefore lss Thy hssrf hsvs rrzt
Sorsis is beaten bsck 81 slsng ber Iir@ sns
fsy srrss prevail
4 kpev g. sbs cri-d IN triumph Il knev
that ne vould via: AMI tssv csje6 him 81
cutlsrs5.r snd shook thsiF viss hesds vhen
rave hirn tbr c0Tuuspdf Last night 81 snr.
ss~n. sxyesf tsou. ard i if ne1 yst dawn
Ssrelyr---
eIbrD~ clo1k srours ffsse. xvlepfhs 7
broke in rar8 rivs us ~iut r drink. ~. sr5
csH fhy rsaldsrs qaick r fho8 w0Dia<t ssve
flgv&f alive Nsy. star not
Tsr- ad58red. shs rsn nns cs5le1 th~aBst,
fhs rurtsirs towsrsis sonss rem kev1na. srS
then hset{3y PIT on her asnaeix an1 . ttiok
clssk - vhiek tsv< 3 Sszsa ar - - half
Sresssd ~yFnsf we-s p1~-;nr irto ft-s roous
aFoilc~ "a sd ~ silent ] sai9 r. tssua ~
thsy Eszss ~ith wg-a9rx syes. eilaeing
gae - aaetseT p - --zt lute Ia frsf
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